Blue...Red Pears with Ewer

Janis Zroback

Blue...Red Pears with Ewer

“Red pears with Ewer” is part of the Blue Series...image painted from early sketch…provenance unknown…
See others in the Series below…

Watercolour on Gessoed Arches Paper…

My beautiful ewer, pleasant and elegant,
In the world of today who can find the like?
Everyone who sees it says ‘It is very beautiful’.
No one has found its twin because there are no others like it.
Glance at the ewer, a spirit comes to life out of it,
And this is living water that flows from it.
Each stream which flows from it into the hand
Gives each hour new pleasure.
Glance at the ewer which everyone praises;
It is worthy to be of service to such an honoured person as you
Ancient poem…



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Blue...Red Pears with Ewer by Janis Zroback
Blue...Red Pears with Ewer by Janis Zroback
  • Janis Zroback

    Janis Zroback


    Still Life with Blue Pitcher
    On the window sill
    centered
    in the window frame
    posing
    as for a still life
    the blue pitcher
    until
    a hand reaching
    lifts it and tilts
    lip to lip
    spills effortlessly down the throat
    the cold effervescing liquid
    light and weightless
    as summer cotton
    ...Margot Roby

  • Janis Zroback
  • catherine walker

    catherine walker

    superb..!!..just beautiful

  • Janis Zroback replied

    Thank you so much Catherine…

  • webbie

    webbie

    Just awsome my friend as allways:) love it:)huggggz

  • Janis Zroback replied

    Thank you so much Thelma…

  • Jim Phillips

    Jim Phillips

    Wow Janis, I really like the strong contrast and stylistic look of this piece. Great job.

  • Janis Zroback replied

    I’m so relieved that you could see this on your activity page…the painting I posted yesterday was seen by no one…last night I asked Alison and Dana to go look at my pages to see if they could see it and after a while it turned up, but not on their pages only on mine…it was a strange feeling to see something that no one else could..
    This painting is very stylized…I had done the sketch a long time ago, I think it came from an early book for painters, and just left it until recently, when I decided to paint it…I gessoed the paper with sponges several times before and while painting, and used the same sea sponges along with my brushes to paint it..

  • jansnow

    jansnow

    So beautiful and vibrant, wonderful job!

  • Janis Zroback replied

    Thank you so much Jan…

  • David Roman

    David Roman

    The colors are popping off my screen and the style is different than the others and I like this style too!
    Lovely Miss Janis

  • Janis Zroback replied

    Yes this is very formal…but I paint in so many different styles, that this is just one of them…thank you David…glad you like it…

  • Solomon Walker

    Solomon Walker

    beautiful work!

  • Janis Zroback replied

    Thank you so much Solomon…

  • mingtees

    mingtees

    i love it! What wonderful colors, love the mood.

  • Janis Zroback replied

    Thanks so much Amy…I really like painting intense blues as you can see from the others in the series…

  • mingtees

    mingtees

    how Picassoish!

  • Janis Zroback replied

    Without the all the eyes…LOL…thanks Amy…

  • Karin  Taylor

    Karin Taylorcommunity helper

    gorgeous!!!!!

  • Janis Zroback replied

    Thank you Karin…

  • Alison Pearce

    Alison Pearce

    Beautiful

  • Janis Zroback replied

    Thank you Alison…

  • Joanne  Bradley

    Joanne Bradley

    Love this blue! And the colors just pop off the page!

  • Janis Zroback replied

    I’m so glad you can see this one after yesterday’s problems with my fall painting…thanks Joanne..I did three different posts today, but I think they all showed up…

  • Irene  Burdell

    Irene Burdell

    JUST STUNNING work , the colours are gorgeous.

  • Janis Zroback replied

    I’m so pleased you like it Irene…thank you for the lovely comment…

  • Irene  Burdell

    Irene Burdell

    Congratulations your painting has been featured in the group.

  • Janis Zroback replied

    Thank you so much Irene…that is so lovely…

  • Marion Chapman

    Marion Chapman

    stunning!!

  • Janis Zroback replied

    Thank you so much Marion…

  • Susan Grissom

    Susan Grissom

    wonderful effect, love the composition but the effect you got with the materials is wonderful, great colors too.

  • Janis Zroback replied

    Thank you so much Susan…I’m really happy you like it…

  • synthpaintann

    synthpaintann

    The image instills a sense of balance within, me connecting up with a sense of inner optimism. I like how the colours are seemingly wild and fluid ,but also contained within the shapes.This is a metaphor of freedom

  • Janis Zroback replied

    Thank you so much for your insight…

  • synthpaintann

    synthpaintann

    I prefer a white surround .. not sure why.. just personal preference.

  • Janis Zroback replied

    With art eveything is personal…both from the creator/artist and from the viewer…

  • synthpaintann

    synthpaintann

    . How True. Thankyou for putting that so very clearly. This work resonated particularly with me.

  • RuthFroehlinger

    RuthFroehlinger

    Wow, this is so impressing! It just looks fantastic – the colours are fabulous.

  • Janis Zroback replied

    Thank you so much Ruth…welcome to my pages..

  • sweetscent62

    sweetscent62

    Wow..this is beautiful Janis : ) and those gorgeous colours … Wen x

  • Janis Zroback replied

    Thank you so much…. I’m really pleased you like it…

  • blamo

    blamo

    This one is soooooooooooo Good

  • Janis Zroback replied

    Thanks so much T…I guess you were away when it was posted…

  • Stzar

    Stzar

    beautiful painting ~ i love this so much !!

  • Janis Zroback replied

    Thank you so much Karon…I’m glad you’re taking the tour… :))

  • Stzar

    Stzar

    i wanted to purchase this one too !!

  • Janis Zroback replied

    I’m so glad you like my work…thanks again…

  • Stzar

    Stzar

    you’re welcome sweetheart ~ will you make this available to purchase as a card?

  • K Bock

    K Bock 23 days ago

    beautiful and brilliant work Janis
    this is lovely! and an excellent entry in our challenge
    “Still Life – Fruit with Pitcher”

  • Janis Zroback replied 23 days ago

    Thanks so much…I might put it up for purchase as I notice you asked me so long ago and I never saw it till now…

  • Janis Zroback replied 23 days ago

    It’s now for sale…thanks so much…

  • Norval Arbogast

    Norval Arbogast 23 days ago

    Janis, I had not seen this series of paintings, are all done on gessoed paper. I had heard of this technique but had never seen. The richness of color is unbelievable, the texture, I want to touch. Wonderful work.

  • Janis Zroback replied 22 days ago

    Only the main painting is done on gessoed paper, but I have many other works in my gallery that are also done with this method…thank you so much for your wonderful comment Norval….

  • bev langby

    bev langby 23 days ago

    oh i agree with Norval its gorgeous Janis ..

  • Janis Zroback replied 22 days ago

    Thanks so much Bev…...lovely of you to say so…...

  • Candy1974

    Candy1974 22 days ago

    I love it!

  • Janis Zroback replied 22 days ago

    Thanks so much Candy……nice of you to say so……

  • Janis Zroback

    Janis Zroback 22 days ago

  • K Bock

    K Bock 2 days ago

    Still Life – Fruit with Pitcher

    K Bock
    Impressionism Café
    Saturday 28 November 2009

  • Janis Zroback replied 2 days ago

    Fantastic news…thank you so much…

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